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Richmond, Virginia
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Intelligence from the Northern Army indicates troops were 12 miles west of Plattsburg on October 23, marching towards Sackett's Harbor. Gen. Armstrong was at Sackett's Harbor, with new drafts arriving and boats seized for public service, signaling an impending serious operation.
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Gen. Armstrong was at Sackett's Harbor, 170 miles from Cumberland Head, or Plattsburg, where several uniform companies of the last New York draft had arrived, and others were approaching on the lake (Champlain.)
All the boats on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence, near Sackett's Harbor, were taken up for the public service; and every movement indicated a serious and important attempt, the moment the arrival and concentration of the armies warranted the measure.
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Plattsburg
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Tuesday Evening, Last Week, The 23d Ult.
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Intelligence from a gentleman who left Plattsburg on Tuesday evening, the 23d ult., reports the army 12 miles west of Plattsburg marching towards Sackett's Harbor, with corps, artillery, and baggage advancing as possible. Gen. Armstrong at Sackett's Harbor, 170 miles away, where New York draft companies arrived and others approached on Lake Champlain. Boats on Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence near Sackett's Harbor taken for public service, indicating a serious attempt upon army concentration.